Volkswagen to Make Golf in Mexico

By

Vanessa Fuhrmans And

Nico Schmidt

Jan. 25, 2013 9:53 a.m. ET

Volkswagen AG said Friday it will expand production of its top-selling model, the Golf hatchback, to Mexico early next year as part of a broader push by the German auto maker to bolster its U.S. sales and profits.

Volkswagen, Europe's largest auto maker by volume, already builds a station wagon variation of the Golf at its plant in Puebla, Mexico. But the move marks the first time the traditional hatchback will be produced in North...